Proverbs 19:13 meaning and explanation

A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.

Proverbs 19:13, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse is a wisdom saying from the collection of Solomon, observing how family relationships shape a household. A son who rejects wisdom drains his father's strength and honor, while a wife who contends endlessly wears a man down the way water wears away stone.

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